As we enter the 2021-2022 flu season, the Immunisation Team at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust are reminding parents of the importance of protecting their children against the virus by ensuring they have their flu vaccination. Flu is not just a...
Our immunisation team is offering ‘catch-up’ clinics for children who missed their school-based vaccinations due to lockdown, or were simply absent from school at the time of their immunisations. We will be running clinics at community venues across Gloucestershire to...
The Big Ask This week Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England, has launched ‘The Big Ask’, the biggest ever consultation with children undertaken in this country. The survey will run until May 19th and will ask children across England to set out...
This week, we’re focusing on our Children in Care Team, whose aim it is to promote and look after the health of children who are in care. The team achieve this by ensuring that high-quality health assessments are offered to young people in care, that adults working...
Our Team of The Week this week is our Children and Young People Service (CYPS) Immunisation Team. Operating across Gloucestershire, our CYPS Immunisation Team work to protect the health and wellbeing of Gloucestershire's children by delivering a variety of vaccination...
This year, more than ever, it is really important parents help protect their children against the ‘double danger’ of flu and coronavirus by ensuring they have their flu vaccination. Flu is not just a heavy cold, it can be a very unpleasant illness for children and can...
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is offering children’s flu vaccination drive-through appointments and community clinics across the county for all primary school children (Reception to Year 6) and all Year 7 children in secondary school. A series...
Our immunisation team is offering ‘catch up’ clinics for children who missed their school-based vaccinations due to lockdown, or were absent from school at the time of their immunisations. We will be running drive-through appointments at Edward Jenner Court in...
Children and young people, parents, carers and health and social care professionals in Gloucestershire are being asked to share their experiences of mental health and wellbeing support to help improve future experiences for children and young people. Feedback will be...
We are looking for children, young people and their families and carers to share their views on various aspects of our children and young people’s mental health services. This may include attending a focus group, sharing your views with us in person or over email, or...
If you’re due to have your first appointment with our Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), then you may be wondering what it will be like. Evie Day, Mental Health Nurse with CAMHS, explains what you can expect from your first visit. “Your initial...
School children in Gloucestershire are set to benefit from £5m funding which will see specialist mental health support in schools and waiting times for other mental health services improve. NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group worked with partners...
This is a day in the life of an occupational therapist (OT) working with our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Herefordshire: "I arrive at the office and grab a coffee and sort through messages from parents, often about concerns or requests for...
Children from across Herefordshire will be given crucial information about staying safe and happy in an event spanning several weeks. The ‘Crucial Crew’ is held each year to educate primary school children on issues such as road, water and fire safety, first aid and...
Children and young people visiting two of ²gether NHS Foundation Trust’s sites will now have access to new interactive games, thanks to a generous donation from the Pied Piper Appeal. The charity, which helps sick and disadvantaged children, has donated the...
Across Gloucestershire and Herefordshire, students are anxiously awaiting their exam results. Whether it is for GCSEs, A-levels or higher education, it can be an anxious and stressful time both for the students and their families. While it isn’t possible to change...
²gether NHS Foundation Trust and Gloucestershire Young Carers have launched a Triangle of Care for young carers. The Triangle of Care is a national scheme, introduced by the Carers' Trust, which brings together carers, service users and professionals. It aims to...
A new mental health awareness scenario has been added to the courses on offer at SkillZONE, Gloucestershire’s safety education centre. This week is Children’s Mental Health Week, so ²gether NHS Foundation Trust and SkillZONE are pleased to be able to launch this...
It’s Time to Talk about young people’s mental health at a ‘get ²gether' in Gloucester. The event is being organised by the Governors of 2gether NHS Foundation Trust and takes place on national Time to Talk Day, which is Thursday, 4 February. Gloucestershire College,...
A short film has been produced highlighting the success of an innovative college set up to educate people on how to help their recovery and stay well following mental illness. Since its inception the Severn & Wye Recovery College, run by ²gether NHS Foundation...
Children from across Herefordshire will be given crucial information about staying safe and happy in a two-week long event starting on Monday (June 15). The ‘Crucial Crew’ is held each year to educate primary school children on issues such as road, water and fire...
Young people supporting a family member with mental ill health will be helped by a new service being launched by the charity Gloucestershire Young Carers in partnership with the ²gether NHS Foundation Trust (²gether). 40% of young carers in the county between the ages...
